Nova Cars war ein britischer Automobilhersteller, der von 1978 bis 1990 inMirfield,West Yorkshire, ansässig war. Gründer und Eigentümer war Vic Elam.
Einziges Modell war der zweisitzigeNova, einSportwagen mit vorne angeschlagenem, aufklappbarem Dach, der die grundsätzlichen Ideen desFord GT40 und desLamborghini Miura in einerGFK-Karosserie auf einemVW-Käfer-Fahrgestell mit VW-Käfer-Mechanik verwirklicht.
DasKit Car war bereits 1971 von Richard Oakes entworfen und von Phil Sayers konstruiert worden. Von 1971 bis 1975 wurde er von derAutomotive Design and Development Ltd. (ADD), einem Automobilhersteller, der bis 1973 inSouthampton,Hampshire, und dann inAccrington,Lancashire, ansässig war, hergestellt. 1978 kaufte Vic Elam die Rechte am Nova. Nach der Schließung seines Werkes gingen die Rechte an Shashi Vyas über, dessen GesellschaftAerotec Nova heute noch inLondon residiert. Bis 1996 entstanden noch einige wenige Exemplare des Nova; heute lagern die Karosserieformen inCornwall.
Lizenzbauten des Nova wurden inAustralien vonPurvis Cars alsPurvis Eureka hergestellt. InFrankreich hießen sieDéfi, inItalienTotem undPuma, inNeuseelandScorpion, inÖsterreichLedl, inSüdafrikaEagle, in derSchweizGryff, in denVereinigten StaatenSterling undSovran und inSimbabweTarantula. Darüber hinaus gab es noch viele unlizenzierte Kopien. Einige Ausführungen gab es mitKlappscheinwerfern oderFlügeltüren, aber die grundsätzliche Form des Wagens blieb immer gleich.
Einige Versionen des Nova tauchten in Filmen, wieAuf dem Highway ist wieder die Hölle los,Frankensteins Todesrennen,Winners and Sinners undCondorman auf.
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